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Post by alexandra on Oct 26, 2006 19:55:07 GMT
Hi everyone, i thought i'd put up a couple of pics of my zebra and bengaleese finches.   |
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Post by Billie on Oct 26, 2006 21:15:40 GMT
Oh what lovely finches, I used to have Zeebees but didn't get as far as getting Bengaleese. When I used to have my aivery I had a small planter with grass in it and the funniest thing was when the Zeebees were nesting to watch them yanking of bits of grass and trying to fly up to a perch with a piece of grass several times their size in their beaks.
They do breed like bunnies though don't they. I ended up with 14! #rolleyes#
Nice aivery you have there. We had a solid roof on ours and perspex pannels just below the roof as there were a lot of cats where we used to live and other people with aiverys had lost birds either from frights from cats or cats clawing them through bars. Bad cats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome aboard
Billie
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Post by telmadee on Oct 27, 2006 6:40:02 GMT
they look adorable
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Post by Berserka on Oct 27, 2006 13:27:50 GMT
Great aviary you have there! The birds look lovely and very happy.
There is a large colony of Double Bars that hangs around my aviaries, very pretty birds just a thieving nuisance! lol
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Post by alexandra on Oct 27, 2006 14:16:26 GMT
thanks, my husband and my brother built the aviary! we have had the finches since june and already they have had 3 clutches! i went in this morning and there is another lot almost ready to leave the nest to explore! I thought the egg food was being gobbled up fast!! this will be the bengaleese's second clutch! CORRECTION! one baby has flown the nest and is exploring!! i would take a pic but its just started raining!  he is a lovely white one, but came from 2 grey parents! |
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Post by Billie on Oct 27, 2006 19:47:34 GMT
Do you have any fawn zeebies, I ended up with a fawn set from a pair of greys.
I love the look of baby zeebies they have cute grey beaks.
Billie
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Post by alexandra on Oct 27, 2006 20:04:23 GMT
hi we have fawn zeebies but only adults, they havent bred yet  but i think they may have a nest a the mo, fingers crossed they have chicks, dont want to disturb them too much! our grey pair have had about 8 chicks so far and they have atleast 2-4 now!! they have always had 2 grey chicks and 2 white ones! weird |
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Post by Admin on Nov 3, 2006 11:30:31 GMT
they are lovely pictures! i have a soft spot for finches and their little beep beeps  |
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Post by alexandra on Nov 3, 2006 11:35:14 GMT
thanks i love their little beeps too, its sounds so cute!  the babies are doing great and are begging for food a lot ! the parents have been really protective over them and feeding them well. I saw the babies preening each other yesterday....... it was really nice to watch. |
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he is a lovely white one, but came from 2 grey parents!
but i think they may have a nest a the mo, fingers crossed they have chicks, dont want to disturb them too much!
the babies are doing great and are begging for food a lot ! the parents have been really protective over them and feeding them well.